Predestination by Letting Them Go?
Romans 5 Destroys Calvinism
If calvinism is true biblically
how does it reconcile its belief that God predestines some to hell before they
were born, without regard for a free-will, with Rom. 5.12 and 5.18?
“Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon
all men, for that all have sinned: Therefore as by the offence of
one [judgment came] upon all men to
condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon
all men unto justification of life.”
(Rom 5.12,18) It is very clear: all men unto condemnation; yet, all men offered
life.
These three groups of “all men”
are the same without reason to suggest otherwise. Surely, the Bible would not be
so confusing. Therefore, all have received the righteousness of one, though not
all accept God’s Son. “All we like
sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD
hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Is.
53.6) Every human being that ever lived has gone astray.
If God just lets some go, He
still has not given them the free-choice. They could not possibly have escaped
hell. There is no gospel for them to believe.
If there are two different
groups of “all men,” then that would mean some of Christ’s blood was shed in
vain. Calvinists respond by saying if He died for all, then the Bible is not
true, because some, obviously, are not saved. I would agree, Calvinists do not
believe the Bible is true, for just because Jesus died for the sins of all,
there is still free-will in which we must by our own volition come to the cross
in being drawn by God. The blood provides access to salvation, not that everyone
will accept God’s merciful grace.
“Who will have all men to be
saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” (1 Tim. 2.4) McArthur in
his study bible says God has two wills – one by desire to save all and another
to decree. Yet, I ask, how can God have two wills? God is not two beings with
two wills. He is One Being with His eternal will. He is not a god who stops
short of bringing people to salvation with a second will. Hence, His one will is
to save all, but though not all receive Him, He saves only those He elects by
His infinite foreknowledge of their free-choice. Calvinists malign Scripture to
worship another.